How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

12 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Portugal

0.8%

in 2018

Spain

0.5%

in 2018

Portugal rank

132nd

Spain rank

135th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 135th of 138 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47.7%	41.1%	6.6%	Portugal
1990s	7.1%	8.8%	1.7%	Spain
2000s	8.4%	5.0%	3.4%	Portugal
2010s	1.8%	2.9%	1.2%	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Portugal and Spain?: 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Portugal ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 135th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/